Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer (Associate or SA)
Law Staff
Corporate and Commercial Law (Legal)
Full time
If you are an Energy and Natural Resources, Projects or Corporate/M and A lawyer with 2 to 7 years PAE considering your next move, this opportunity offers a compelling step forward in your career.
We are partnering with a premier top-tier firm seeking a talented lawyer to join its highly regarded Energy and Natural Resources team. You will work closely with respected partners across a sophisticated and high-quality portfolio of matters involving some of the key projects and transactions shaping Australia's energy and resources sectors.
The team advises across the full spectrum of major energy and resources transactions, with exposure to market-leading work across renewables, energy transition, infrastructure, mining, oil and gas and natural resources.
Your work will include:
M and A, joint ventures and strategic investments across the energy and resources sectors
Project development and transactions involving wind, solar and pumped hydro projects
Battery storage, virtual power and emerging energy technologies
Hydrogen, decarbonisation and energy transition projects
Energy transmission and other major infrastructure projects
Corporate and transactional matters in the mining, oil and gas and natural resources sectors
Complex project development, investment structures and commercial arrangements
Regulatory and foreign investment matters associated with major energy and resources transactions
Why this role stands out:
This firm offers a genuinely supportive environment focused on both professional excellence and personal wellbeing:
A focus on quality over daily billable hours, with an annual target that recognises natural workflow fluctuations
Market-leading parental leave: 26 weeks paid, gender-neutral, with no eligibility period or clawback, plus superannuation paid on both paid and unpaid leave
Top-tier remuneration, including a highly competitive salary, 10-20% performance bonus, and additional discretionary bonus
Five weeks annual leave, with the option to purchase additional leave
Genuine flexibility, including a firm-wide hybrid policy of two days working from home per week
Access to meaningful pro bono work and community initiatives
A supportive, high-performing team with partners committed to mentoring and long-term development
Exposure to sophisticated, market-leading transactions across Australia's rapidly evolving energy and resources sectors
About you:
We would love to hear from you if you are:
An Energy and Natural Resources, Projects, Corporate or M and A lawyer with 2-7 years PAE, ideally from a top-tier or leading firm
Experienced in renewables, energy transition, mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, project development or corporate/M and A
Strong academically (GPA 5.5+ preferred)
Currently operating at Associate or Senior Associate level
Experienced in a Commonwealth jurisdiction or an Australian lawyer returning from overseas
Commercially minded, motivated and interested in developing a career within Australia's dynamic energy and resources sector
Keen to work on complex, high-value transactions alongside leading practitioners in the market
All applications are strictly confidential. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Posted:19-09-2026
Salary:Attractive package will be offered to right candidate
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